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In this appreciation of the Great Wood of Caledon, Jim Crumley explores the past myths, present remnants and future prospects of the historic native forest of Highland Scotland.

Jim Crumley explores the place of the wolf in Scotland and challenges many of the myths that have been regarded for centuries as biological fact. Crumley questions much of the written evidence on the plight of the wolf in light of contemporary knowledge and considers the wolf in today's world.

In the high summer of 77AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved & facing unexpected upheavals in his life, it is a relief for him to consider someone elses misfortunes.

There can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the Middle Ages onwards the island of Britain has been shaped by the unique dynamic between Edinburgh and London, exchanging inhabitants, monarchs, money and ...

There can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the Middle Ages onwards the island of Britain has been shaped by the unique dynamic between Edinburgh and London, exchanging inhabitants, monarchs, money and ...

The Scots had an enormous impact on the global development of the British Empire as emigrants, soldiers, merchants and colonial administrators. This book explores in depth many key themes including the slave trade, the Scots on the colonial frontier, Highland soldiers and more.

The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. This text takes many famous stories and removes layers of myth and sentiment to reveal the no less startling truth, paying particular attention to the exceptional Scottish role as traders, missionaries and soldiers.

From the author of 'Ablutions', 'The Sisters Brothers' is an offbeat Western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother who are on the trail of a man named Hermann Kermit Warm. On the way, the brothers have a series of unsettling and violent experiences in the Darwinian landscape of Gol...